Back to port

We woke up early and took our time getting ready in the morning.  There was no need to rush because we only had to make it back to Abel Point Marina by 4pm.  While we were eating breakfast more birds came and visited us.

Birds like Lulu

A couple of lorikeets also came and visited and we thought they were really cute until they left and we found out they had pooped all over the boat!

Curious lorikeets

That little pooper!

After the birds left and we finished breakfast, we started the engines, pulled up the anchor and left Bauer Bay.  There was hardly any wind but we wanted to enjoy our last day sailing so we set the sails and shut off the engines.

For once, the rain was somewhere else

It was slow going but the marina came into view after about 3.5 hours.

Arriving back at Abel Point Marina

Ed, from the charter company, met us at the entrance of the harbour and took over the helm so he could refuel the boat and dock us in our slip.

After some paperwork, he left us to spend the night on the boat for our final day.  We went into town to get some supplies and eat dinner but everything closes at 5pm!  We were able to get some iced coffee at least and most of what we needed but we ended up eating dinner back at the marina.  Luckily, the restaurant there is pretty decent and we had some calamari and smoked salmon.

Since we had use of the marina facilities, we did some much needed laundry and a good hot shower.  We then settled in for our last night aboard Lulu.